GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |